Olorua

Olorua
Island
Olorua Location in Fiji
Coordinates: 18°36′19″S 178°45′15″W / 18.60528°S 178.75417°W / -18.60528; -178.75417Coordinates: 18°36′19″S 178°45′15″W / 18.60528°S 178.75417°W / -18.60528; -178.75417
Country	Fiji
Island group	Southern Lau Islands
Area
• Total	0.3 km² (0.1 sq mi)
Population
• Total	0

Olorua is an uninhabited island of the Lau Archipelago in the Eastern Division of Fiji. The island has an area of 0.3 square kilometres (74 acres) and rises to 50 metres (164 ft) above sea level. It is located 8.0 nautical miles (14.8 km or 9.2 mi) northwest of Komo, the nearest inhabited island. It was recently featured on a Discovery Channel survival series, in which a former British Army Officer spent 60 days naked and alone on the island.

References

Lau Islands

Northern Lau Islands	Cicia Kaibu Kanacea Mago Malima Munia Island Namalata Naitaba Nayau Tuvuca Vanua Balavu Vatu Vara Wailagi Lala Yacata

Southern Lau Islands	Aiwa Fulaga Kabara Komo Lakeba Moce Moka Namuka-i-Lau Ogea Driki Ogea Levu Olorua Oneata Vanua Vatu Vuaqava Yagasa Levu

Moala Islands	Matuku Island Moala Island Totoya

Outliers	Bacon Island Cakau Lasemarawa Doi Late-i-Toga Late-i-Viti Ono-i-Lau Tuvana-i-Colo Tuvana-i-Ra Vatoa Yanuca

Islands of Fiji

Principal islands	Viti Levu Vanua Levu

Significant outliers	Conway Reef Kadavu Taveuni Rotuma

Archipelagos	Kadavu Group Lau Islands Lomaiviti Islands Mamanuca Islands Moala Islands Ringgold Isles Rotuma Group Vanua Levu Group Viti Levu Group Yasawa Islands

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